Hi lovelies! Discover 3 shea butter facial moisturizer recipes for acne, dry skin and normal skin below!
Someone recently asked me for a facial recipe to help effectively treat & soothe their dry skin and another person asked me for a solution for their bumpy acneic skin. So today, I thought I’d share some of the easiest shea butter mixes to apply daily to ward off and heal common skin problems such as acne & dry skin once and for all. Yes, shea butter can also help treat acne and moisturize dry acneic skin without clogging pores! Read more about it here. Plus, I’ve also shared a nourishing facial moisturizer recipe to keep normal skin free from any skin issues.
Remember: These shea butter facial moisturizer recipes should be used every day, preferably at night to gradually heal and soothe your skin type. Also, make sure you use clean fingertips to scoop the moisturizer, when applying, to avoid contamination. Alright! Let’s move on to the 3 DIY facial moisturizer formulations for problem-free skin:
3 Shea Butter Facial Moisturizer Recipes
Note: You don’t need to own a blender to make any of these Shea butter facial moisturizer recipes. As you will see in the directions below, all you need to do is to mash up the shea butter to soften it, add the rest of the ingredients, whisk well for some minutes and leave it to set. However, using a blender, food processor or hand mixer to mix gives you a more creamy and smooth absorbable consistency as seen in the image above.
1. Acne: Aloe Vera Shea Butter Facial Moisturizer
Before we get on to the recipe, you must be wondering if shea butter can be used on oily acneic skin. Here’s a great article that explains everything about using shea butter on oily skin! The shealoe combination makes a soothing shea butter facial moisturizer for acne. This is one of my favorite recipes for acne that I love to whip up in a few seconds! Below I’ve listed the ingredients in this shea butter facial moisturizer and their benefits for acne skin:
- Aloe Vera – Aloe vera has anti bacterial and anti inflammatory properties which make it excellent for healing, soothing and disinfecting acne prone skin. It also hydrates and moisturizes acne skin especially when combined with shea butter.
- Honey – Honey is healing for skin. It reduces acne inflammation, fights off acne causing bacteria and keeps skin hydrated since it is a humectant, a substance that draws moisture from the surroundings and locks it into skin.
- Rose Water – A lovely floral water extracted from fresh roses, rose water hydrates skin and leaves it feeling fresh instead of oily and sticky.
- Tea Tree Essential Oil – Hailed as a miracle cure for acne, tea tree essential oil contains powerful properties including anti bacterial, antiseptic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anti-microbial and so many more properties that help naturally heal acne and pimples.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp raw shea butter (get it here)
- 1 tsp pure aloe vera gel (get it here)
- 1/2 tsp raw honey (get it here)
- 1 tsp rose water (get it here)
- 4 drops tea tree essential oil (get it here)
- 4 drops geranium essential oil (get it here)
- 4 drops lavender essential oil (get it here)
- Magic Bullet (get it here)
- 4 oz amber glass jar (get it here)
Directions
Add all ingredients to a small blender like a Magic Bullet and blend for a few seconds till you get a white fluffy mixture. Transfer to a sterilized amber glass jar. Store in a cool dry place for up to 3 months. Wash your face, pat dry and apply a pea-sized amount.
{My Tip} Always use a clean finger tip when scooping the moisturizer to prevent spreading germs.
2. Dry Skin: Olive Oil Shea Butter Facial Moisturizer
I call this super easy two ingredient shea butter facial moisturizer the ‘winter skin savior’ because of its nourishing and lubricating properties that instantly relieve dry skin, especially in winter. You can make a bigger batch and rub it in your elbows, hands, knees and other dry skin areas to soften & heal. Want to know the benefits of using olive oil in this recipe? Read a few of them below:
- Olive Oil – Rich in vitamin E and healthy fatty acids, olive oil is one of the best remedies for treating dry skin. Vitamin E is known to soothe & heal inflammation associated with dry skin while the fatty acids lubricate and seal in moisture.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp of raw shea butter (get it here)
- 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil (get it here)
- Medium-sized bowl and whisk
Directions
Add 4 tbsp of raw shea butter into a medium-sized bowl. Mash it up to make it creamy then add 1 tbsp of extra virgin olive oil. Whip it up for 5 minutes using a whisk. Transfer the resultant white cream into a clean amber glass jar. Store in a cool dry place for up to 6 months.
{My Tip} If you want a scent or added benefits, you can mix in any of your favorite essential oils to this shea butter facial moisturizer.
3. Normal Skin: Shea Butter Jojoba Oil Face Lotion Recipe
This shea butter mix is a simple and easy facial moisturizer recipe for normal and combination skin types. It contains jojoba oil that is good for normal skin. It also contains essential oils, which are totally optional but enhance this shea butter facial moisturizer recipe and make it smell heavenly too. Benefits of the ingredients are listed below:
- Jojoba oil – Jojoba oil has a similar molecular structure to our skin’s own natural oils. This makes it a very good natural moisturizer for skin.
- Lavender Essential Oil – By inhibiting growth of acne causing bacteria, regulating the skin’s natural oils and calming acne inflammation, lavender essential oil helps prevent and treat acne prone skin.
- Geranium Essential Oil – A natural astringent and anti bacterial agent, geranium essential oil is another one of the best essential oils for acne. It also helps detoxify the skin and get rid of excess oils that clog pores.
Ingredients
- 4 tbsp of raw shea butter (get it here)
- 2 tsp jojoba oil (get it here)
- 6 drops of lavender essential oil (get it here)
- 6 drops of geranium essential oil (get it here)
- Magic Bullet (get it here)
- 4 oz amber glass jar (get it here)
Directions
Put all your ingredients in a Magic Bullet (except the essential oils). Blend for a few seconds to get a white creamy mixture. Transfer it into an amber glass jar. Now stir in the essential oils with a disposable chopstick. Store your cream in a cool dry place. Get ready to apply this aromatic & healing shea butter facial moisturizer on your skin!
{My Tip} If you can’t find jojoba oil, use sweet almond oil.
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Hi! I was looking for a diy moisturizer for skin with acne and found your site 🙂 I’m eager to try your recipe, but after researching a bit more about shea butter I found that it is high in oleic acid and low in linoleic acid which may not be good for acneic skin. What are your thoughts on this? Thank you so much!
Hi Mopsa! Personally, my skin is oily and acne prone but I’ve been using shea butter for my acne and acne scars and I have to say that it’s doing real great in reducing the inflammation and rapidly fading out the scars. I love using it raw on my skin but I like to mix it up now and then with essential oils. Read my post on how to use shea for acne here: beautymunsta.com/homemade-remedy-shea-butter-for-acne. Some people find that shea butter may not work for them but maybe its the type shea butter they’re using. I use shea butter nilotica (http://amzn.to/1OHFQVM) which is softer, smells slightly nutty & pleasant and is a soft yellow color (rich in beta carotene). Try it out and see if it works for you! 🙂
Thank you for your reply 🙂 I will try it out!
For the acne recipe, how long with it last without a preservative? I thought aloe Vera and hydrosols were water based and can contaminate your product?
I really want to try the last recipe but I don’t have any glass containers. Would it still work if I placed it in a plastic bottle?
Hi Chloe! Yes, you could still use a plastic jar but be sure to add the moisturizer when it has cooled down to prevent the plastic from melting! Also keep the jar away from direct sunlight. 🙂
Thank you so much!! Also, sorry for all these questions, but if I were to add essential oils to the mixture in the plastic, nothing would happen, right?
It’s no problem! Yeah, nothing would happen since the essential oils are diluted in the mixture. What you shouldn’t do is store essential oils undiluted in plastic. Hope I helped! 🙂
Just found your site today–thanks for the helpful tips. I’m using essential oils for the first time and am looking around for ideas. So far I am using shea and frankincense as my moisturizer and loving it. I look forward to trying some of your ideas as well!
Thanks so much! Go ahead and try out any ideas you see here, I’m sure you’ll love the end product. 🙂
I’m not sure what size container I will need. I’m looking at making the first recipe. How much does this recipe make??
Hi Ashley! Sorry for the late reply! You can use a 4 oz container 🙂
Should the acne moisturizer be gritty?
No it shouldn’t
Mine is. I may try to make again.
My acne moisturizer has begun to grow black mold after 3 weeks. Has anyone experienced this 🙁
Hey KenZ,
With those ingredients (no water added), there’s no way it can get spoiled with black mold. My cream even lasted me 1.5 years without getting spoiled. I made a big batch
Maybe you used wet hands to dip into it? Or got water into it by mistake? Other reasons why it spoiled is: your container wasn’t sterilized or you didn’t use pure ingredients.
How long does it usually take for the dry skin one to get to the creamy consistency?
Hey Kristen, once you get it out of the fridge after leaving it to set for 15 minutes, it’ll be creamy. If yours isn’t getting to that state, add very little olive oil like only 1 tsp and see how it goes.
How much rose water do we use in the dry face moisturizer? Thank you!
How much rose hydrosol would you add to the Dry Skin Moisturizer? Thank you!
Just found your site. Getting int making more natural products for my skin. I have recently developed acne prone skin in my late 30’s so I am trying to cut out all the other fillers. I am anxious to try your recipe. One question though regarding the aloe vera gel……can I use fresh gel from my plant or is it better to buy a bottle of aloe vera gel?
Hi Jennifer,
When making facial creams, lotions, etc, use the bottled aloe vera gel. If you use the fresh one, your cream will get spoiled super fast. You can save the fresh aloe for facial masks 🙂
So I just have a few things to comment on. Firstly, if you make butters with liquids, (other than oils) bacteria will be sure to grow if no preservative or antioxidants are used. If no preservative or antioxidants are used, please REFRIDGERATE YOUR PRODUCT.* yes always use clean hands good tip*. Secondly, you’re mixing liquid oil with solid fat so the mixture will surely separate unless using an emulsifier. And last but not least, it is very wise to check out the comedogenic rating list of oils and butters/waxes. Just Google that and it will surely come up. The lower the rating, the lower the chance you’ll clog up your pores using that particular fat. Just as an immediate FYI: some ratings of oils you listed as ingredients. The scale goes from 0-5, 0 being totally noncomedogenic.
Coconut oil: rated 4 . Broke me out like crazy
Jojoba: 2
Grapeseed: 2
Shea butter:. 0
My favorite oils to use so far are..
Hemp seed oil – 0 rating
Tamanu- 2
Rosehip-1
And supposedly argan oil is a 0 as well,?
hello,love ur site and lookx forward to trying out your recipies.the one great problem i have is the lack of essential oils where i am.pls are there other natural stuffs i can use to get a great smell in my recipies.may be plants,i dont know.